How to Block Porn Sites on Computer, iPhone and Android Devices?

Wonder why your kid turns the computer off or switched the window on iPhone or Android device when you go past him? Internet being the fastest communication network and information source, while on one hand is a terrific human advancement, on the other hand, has the potential to ruin things. Kids being technically versed are the natural party to fall prey to porn sites. This has been one of the serious concerns of the parents and has to be very rightly. Parents go hunting down for ways to prevent such situations. Well, if you are among them, you have very rightly landed up at the right place. This article provides you with ways in which you can control usage of internet and block porn sites by various means, not letting you get stuck in the intricacies of finding ways to serve your purpose.

Part 1: How to block porn websites on Android and iPhone with FamiSafe?

Besides computers, your kids can access adult websites on their smartphones as well. You can use FamiSafe to block porn sites on their Android device or iPhone pretty easily. It is a trusted parental control and monitoring tool that will give you a complete access to your kid’s phone. To learn how to block porn websites on an Android or iOS device using FamiSafe, you can follow these steps:

Step 1:

Download and install the FamiSafe Parental Control app on both of the devices, i.e. parent’s phone and kid’s phone. The app is available for both Android and iOS Platform.

Step 2:

Once you’ve installed the app on both of the devices. Take your kid’s phone and create an account with the FamiSafe app.

Step 3:

Select the identity as a kid on the kid’s phone and complete the set up by granting all the access required by the app such as location tracking and apps permissions.

Step 4:

Now go to your own phone and log in using the same credentials that you used to create an account in the kid's device. After you log in, select your identity as a parent and let your phone connect with the kid’s phone.

Step 5:

Now go to the app dashboard and select the Web Filter feature and choose the Add Exception option.

Step 6:

Then in the next screen, type the website name that you want to block from the kid’s phone.

Step 7:

I n the next screen, the app will show the list of blocked websites.

By using the website filter feature, the parents can successfully prevent the kids from getting access to any porn site. The parents can also opt for app blocking feature in case there is an app through which the kids gain access to the porn.

Part 2: How to block porn sites using Safe Search mode?

There are various ways you can block porn sites and one of them being Safe Search Mode, serves well in blocking inappropriate sites. Safe Search mode can be used to block porn sites on Computer, Android device or iPhone and iPad. This helps in filtering explicit search results on Google and helps avoid explicit content like pornography. When turned on, Safe Search Mode helps in blocking explicit images, videos or even websites from Google search results.

Here’s how Safe Search Mode can be used to block pornography.

1. For Computer:

Step 1:

Go to Google and type something to search for. Now, on the search result page, at the top right you would find a gear icon or the settings icon. Click on the icon and then choose “Search Settings”.

Step 2:

Now, on the “Search Settings” page, put a checkmark just beside “Filter Explicit Results” and then click on “Save” after scrolling down to the bottom of the page.

Step 3:

After enabling Safe Search Mode, you can now lock the mode to “Strict” setting. You can lock through your Google account which means the settings cannot be amended without your Google password. This prevents the kids from changing the settings to their choice.

On the “Search Settings” page, change the “Safe Search” filter setting to “Strict” from “Moderate”.

Now, click on “Lock Safe Search” and then log into your Google account.

2. For Mobile Devices:

On mobile devices, you can enable strict search in Google to filter out search for content. Here are the instructions where you can enable Safe Search Mode.

Step 1:

First of all, go to Google. Now, scroll down and then click on “Settings” as shown in the picture below.

Step 2:

After selecting “Settings”, select “Strict” in the SafeSearch Filters as shown in the picture below.

Step 3:

After you have selected the “SafeSearch Filters”, scroll completely down and click on “Save”.

Safe Search Mode can be enabled on Android device and iPhone or iPad using Google app.

On Android

Open the Google app first and at the top left, tap menu followed by a tap on “Settings”. Now go to “Accounts and privacy”. Turn the switch next to “SafeSearch Filter” on.

On iPhone and iPad

Open the Google app and at the top left, tap on “Settings” and then on “Search Settings”. Now, find the “SafeSearch Filters” section and then to turn on Safe Search, tap on “Filter explicit results”. Tap on “Save” after it is done.

This is how you can enable Safe Search Mode on Computer, Android devices and iPhone/iPad.

Part 3: How to block porn websites using OpenDNS

This way can be very effective in blocking porn sites. On iPhone/iPad or Android mobile devices, this method can serve well in blocking explicit content on internet. Here’s how OpenDNS works.

For iPhone:

Step 1:

Go to “Settings” and then tap on the “WiFi” icon and turn on the WiFi.

Step 2:

Now, click on the details section of the wireless provider. When with an iPhone, you will find the “i” icon within a circle. The wireless settings require to be changed for the wireless provider.

Step 3:

Click on the DNS number and note down the current DNS number which will be a set of numbers like “192.110.2.223”. Noting down the current DNS may help in going back to the regular settings if required. Now, erase the DNS number and then add a DNS provider that filters websites like OpenDNS.

Note: Use “208.67.222.123” or “208.67.220.123” for OpenDNS.

For Android Device:

Step 1:

First of all, go to “Settings” and then turn on WiFi.

Step 2:

Now, tap and hold the current connection for some time. Now select “Modify Network” and then tap on “Show Advanced Options”. As the advanced options show up, change the IP settings from DHCP to static.

Step 3:

Now, go down the list until you find DNS 1 and DNS 2. Now change the current DNSs to use open DNS (208.67.222.123, 208.67.220.123)

Part 4: How to block porn sites on Windows using DNS Configuration?

Porn sites can be easily blocked using DNS Configuration on Windows devices. Here’s how to block porn sites or explicit sites or filter such content on Windows computer.

Step 1:

First of all go to Control Panel and then click on “Network and Sharing Center”.

Step 2:

Now click adapter settings on the left and then double click to open “active Network Connection” i.e. Local Area Connection.

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